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She would have been 90 this week
Rocky Mountain JewJun 13, 2019
Yesterday, June 12, 2019, would have been Anne Frank’s 90th birthday. With lifespans increasing as they are, it’s very possible that had Anne Frank’s life not been...
The perfect cheesecake is kosher for Passover
Shana GoldbergMay 30, 2019
I seem to have landed on the perfect cheesecake recipe. Perfectly smooth, with nary even a hint of a crack on its glossy top. The catch? It’s a kosher-for-Passover...
The UN parody gets funnier and funnier
Rocky Mountain JewMay 23, 2019
We know, we know. Keeping track of these ways the UN is both dysfunctional and anti-Semitic is getting repetitive. But there was one tweet this week that reach such a...
Herzl’s postcards — en route to Palestine
Rocky Mountain JewMay 10, 2019
This piece comes to Rocky Mountain Jew and the IJN from Nati Gabby of the National Library of Israel. In 2019, the Library is hosting four special events marking the...
The Four Sons: Which are you?
Rocky Mountain JewApr 18, 2019
“Of the four sons mentioned in the Haggadah — the wicked son, the simple son, the wise son and the son who doesn’t know enough to ask — which do you consider...
Midge’s Brisket
Rocky Mountain JewApr 12, 2019
One of our favorite new Haggadah’s out this year is Mrs. Maisel’s. Yes, we’re talking about the character from the television series — and just a quick reminder,...
The twisted world of the UN
Rocky Mountain JewMar 27, 2019
King Solomon observed that there’s nothing new under the sun. One place that dictum certainly holds true is the UN. The double standard keeps chugging along in the...
Hamantaschen go savory
Rocky Mountain JewMar 14, 2019
The ongoing and ever-intensifying foodie craze seems to be inspiring stranger and stranger twists on classic holiday treats. Let’s take hamantaschen, for example. Last...
Let the war dead rest in peace
Rocky Mountain JewFeb 27, 2019
The AJC, or American Jewish Committee, along with many other Jewish organizations, most notably the ADL, has long advocated for separation of church and state. It is...
A third type of anti-Semitism
Rocky Mountain JewFeb 12, 2019
For anyone who missed it, here’s how Sunday’s Rep. Ilhan Omar Twitterstorm went down. It’s all about the Benjamins baby 🎶 https://t.co/KatcXJnZLV — Ilhan...
